Thursday, July 25, 2019

Fire at Syndicate Bank in Pammal, strong room saved

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai:25.07.2019

A fire broke out in Syndicate Bank branch at Krishna Nagar near Pammal on the Pallavaram-Kundrathur Road in the early hours on Wednesday.

All the furniture, computers, air-conditioners and other items were gutted in fire. The loss is yet to be ascertained. No one was injured in the fire that broke out around 3.30am.

On being alerted by a bank security guard, fire and rescue services personnel from Tambaram rushed to the spot. They broke open the doors and window panes. They battled for about two hours to extinguish the fire.

Later, police and bank officials reached the accident spot. The fire personnel prevented the fire from spreading to the strong room where cash and gold are kept. Police are investigating to determine the cause of the fire. Preliminary inquiries revealed that a spark from an air-conditioner or a computer could have triggered the fire.



BURNT OUT: A spark from an AC or computer might have triggered the fire

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